The odds were against Kelsey Carmean at the Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships in May. She was a freshman at Oakland University, racing against older, more experienced runners. Not to mention, her ankle was wrapped due to a case of tendonitis. None of that was not enough to stop Carmean. The 19-year-old Brandon […]
The Goodrich Varsity Skeet team took their shot at a silver medal last Saturday during their state competition. The Michigan Scholastic Clay Target Program 2008 State Championship was held at the Detroit Gun Club in Walled Lake. Coach Darrell King said Goodrich had 14 shooters in the competition. The varsity squad took second place. Goodrich’s […]
Goodrich-Just a little too hot. That’s the message on Friday after temperatures soared to the mid-90s as Oaktree Elementary held its annual field day for third through fifth grade students. The events, which put students in competition with fellow classmates as well as classroom-versus-classroom, were cut down this year to accommodate for the weather. The […]
Ortonville- The sixth annual CreekFest will be June 7 with activities planned around the village from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. From minnow races, to lunches to music, CreekFest 2008 is the place to be. The purpose of the event, sponsored by the Ortonville Downtown Development Authority, is to educate the public about the presence of the […]
Caleb Jones has a packed schedule, playing two varsity spring sports and taking a full load of classes. The only thing he has trouble finding time for is sleep. ‘I sleep sometimes,? Jones said. ‘I have to stay up late to do homework, though.? The Goodrich High School junior is splitting his time between the […]
The Lady Blackhawks outshot the Lady Martians in the Goodrich vs. Brandon soccer game on Monday. The final whistle blew with Brandon ahead 4 to 1. Brandon Varsity Coach Greg Back said his team did not start playing well until the second half. ‘In the first half, we played terrible,? Back said. ‘Goodrich beat us […]
Goodrich boys and girls varsity track teams made an impressive showing at the regional meet on May 16 in Algonac. The boys took second place with 86 points and the girls took first place with 115 points. ‘We have a record number going to states this year,? said Kirk Richards, varsity coach for the boys? […]
Goodrich-The condition of the village dam will be uncertain until a state inspection. That’s the word from Council President Ed York, who made the announcement at the village council meeting on Monday night. ‘We’ve got a hundred-year old dam that’s falling apart and we don’t know what the problem is,? York said. At issue is […]
Goodrich-Ryan Eskuri and Laura Eickhoff will not be throwing a ball at the Rose Bowl, but that does not mean they won’t be playing. The two high school juniors will be performing in a country-wide high school band at the 2009 Rose Bowl in Pasadena Calif . ‘The band has about 300 high schoolers from […]
The lady Blackhawks are hitting more than softballs. They are hitting a rough patch in their season and Varsity Coach Kristin Martin attributes the slump to the fundamentals of softball. ‘We made errors and we didn’t hit,’she said. ‘When you’re not putting any runs in and getting three and four errors an inning, it’s going […]